Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of young people who share their experiences as users of hospital services in order to improve the care children and young people receive in the three paediatric hospitals in Ireland. YAC also feed into the design and delivery of services in the planned new children’s hospital on the St James’s campus, Dublin 8

YAC meet five times a year in the Ombudsman’s for Children’s offices, Great Strand Street, Dublin 1.

If you are a young person between the age of 12 and 16 years of age with experience of attending one of the children’s hospital and would like more information about YAC, please ask your parent to contact your hospital YAC representation by;

The Annual Report for the Youth Advisory Council is now available to view here.

30-4-2015
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Picture shows from left John Pollock,NPHDB Project Director;Eilísh Hardiman, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Group;;Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar; and members of the Youth Advisory Council, viewing an image of the proposed external design of the new children’s hospital.
Minister Leo Varadkar, together with the NPHDB Project Director, John Pollock and Eilísh Hardiman, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Group shared images of the proposed external design of the new children’s hospital with a group of children and young people who have been providing input, advice and feedback on the new hospital and its services. Members of the Youth Advisory Council met with Minister Leo Varadkar and the project directors at the Office of the Ombudsman for Children as part of its regular series of engagement sessions on the planned new hospital.
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**** NO REPRODUCTION FEE *** DUBLIN : 24/09/2014 : Pictured at the appointment of the Design Team for the new children’s hospital by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board today September 24th was Minister for Health Leo Varadkar T.D with members of the Youth Advisory Council. The Design Team, announced by the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar T.D. at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, will be led by renowned children’s healthcare architect Benedict Zucchi from BDP with Irish partners O’ Connell Mahon Architects. In a strong blend of Irish and international expertise, the team holds unrivalled experience in healthcare, child-friendly design and sustainable solutions. Team experience includes the Convention Centre Dublin, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and work across most of Ireland’s leading hospitals, including St. James’s Hospital, Cork University Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital and Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, as well as work on children’s hospitals in Brighton and Liverpool. Picture Conor McCabe Photography.
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Eilísh Hardiman, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Group and children’s healthcare architect Benedict Zucchi from BDP.